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RANDOM | FICTION | DOUBLE DRABBLE

What’s A Party Without Editors?

RWDouble Drabble 2.0.114 | Whatever

2 min readApr 24, 2025

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Today’s random word is whatever; the twist is to include a balloon, stapler, and guitar in the story.

Sorry. Bing wasn’t willing to produce a naked singing balloon-o-grammer. Created with Bing AI image creator.

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Nancy’s surprise birthday party was moving along famously when, suddenly, a knock interrupted the fun.

“Denée, could you be a sweetie and get the door?” Nancy asked.

“Anything for you, Sugar. I wonder who it could be. All your guests have arrived.”

As the door flew open, there stood Harry, wearing little more than a straw hat and leather cowboy boots. He strutted through the entry, carrying a bouquet of balloons.

“Ooh, I love balloon-o-grams,” Lynn cried. “I always wanted to do them, but I’ve never been one to be full of hot air.”

After strumming a few tunes on his guitar, Harry outstretched his hand.

“Harry, my tip for you is to find a new profession,” Denée chided. “Perhaps become a teacher,” she concluded…

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Karen Schwartz
Karen Schwartz

Written by Karen Schwartz

Children's picture book author, fiction writer, personal essayist, kindness specialist, and lover of chocolate.

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